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Ludwig von Mises lived 1881 to 1973.

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Ludwig von Mises

1881–1973

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) is represented at freecapitalists.org by 53 books and 94 lectures, free to download or stream.

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economics and a prolific author on economic theory, epistemology, and political philosophy. He worked at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce for 35 years while producing his major theoretical works, habilitating in 1912 with The Theory of Money and Credit and later condensing his life’s work into Nationalökonomie (1940), reworked in English as Human Action (1949). He argued from early on that economic calculation is impossible under socialism and consistently opposed state intervention in the economy, work that brought him neither wealth nor academic honors in his lifetime.

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Lectures and courses

94 lectures across 5 courses.

Cover of Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth

Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth 7 lectures

Human Action A Treatise on Economics 56 lectures

Ludwig von Mises Archives 13 lectures

Liberty and Property42:59
Recollections from the University of Vienna37:45
Socialism versus Free Market Exchange1:14:45
Monetary Problems1:00:54
On Money1:17:07
A Seminar on Money41:34
Balance of Payments1:16:56
Political Economy30:29
The Free Market Society1:03:16
Question and Answer Session1:08:44
Wage Earners and Employers5:54
The Problems of Inflation1:07:19
Socialism33:31

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle 1 lecture

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The "Austrian" Theory of the Trade Cycle15:29

Theory and History 17 lectures

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Introduction25:41
1. Judgments of Value12:06
2. Knowledge and Value15:10
3. The Quest for Absolute Values1:01:56
4. The Negation of Valuation1:41
5. Determination and Its Critics37:23
6. Materialism13:29
7. Dialectical Materialism1:39:50
8. Philosophy of History36:31
9. The Concept of Historical Individuality26:27
10. Historicism1:12:36
11. The Challenge of Scientism43:14
12. Psychology and Thymology36:37
13. Meaning and Use of the Study of History30:01
14. The Epistemological Features of History31:18
15. Philosophical Interpretations of History40:43
16. Present-Day Trends and the Future58:18

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159 quotations from Ludwig von Mises on Quotes from the Liberty Archive, this archive's quote companion. Every one is matched word for word to the archive's own copy of the work it comes from.

“Action based on reason, action therefore which is only to be understood by reason, knows only one end, the greatest pleasure of the acting individual.”

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“To advise man to return to the physical and intellectual features of his prehistoric ancestors is no more reasonable than to ask him to renounce his upright gait and to grow a tail again.”

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“The advocates of public control cannot do without inflation. They need it in order to finance their policy of reckless spending and of lavishly subsidizing and bribing the voters.”

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About Ludwig von Mises

What by Ludwig von Mises can I read free here?: This archive holds 53 books and 94 lectures by Ludwig von Mises, all free to read, download or stream with no signup.
What is Ludwig von Mises known for?: Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economics and a prolific author on economic theory, epistemology, and political philosophy.
When did Ludwig von Mises live?: Ludwig von Mises lived 1881 to 1973.
Are there recorded lectures by Ludwig von Mises?: Yes. 94 recordings across 5 series, free to stream or download.

Ludwig von Mises

Works in the archive

Bureaucracy

Human Action

Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

The Theory of Money and Credit

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition

The Quotable Mises

Nationalökonomie: Theorie des Handelns und Wirtschaftens

Die Gemeinwirtschaft

Money, Method, and the Market Process

Liberalismus

A Critique of Interventionism

Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction

Planning for Freedom; and Twelve other Essays and Addresses

The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality

Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

Nation, State, and Economy

Planned Chaos

Memoirs

Interventionism: An Economic Analysis

The Causes of the Economic Crisis, and Other Essays Before and After the Great Depression

The 'Austrian' Theory of the Trade Cycle

Profit and Loss

Economic Freedom and Interventionism

Die geldtheoretische Seite des Stabilisierungsproblems

Liberty and Property

Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

Two Essays by Ludwig von Mises (Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism; Liberty and Property)

A Hundred Years of Marxian Socialism

The Free Market and Its Enemies: Pseudo-Science, Socialism, and Inflation

Complete Mises Bibliography

Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

Die Entwicklung des gutsherrlich-bäuerlichen Verhältnisses in Galizien: 1772–1848;

Probleme der Wertlehre

Geldwertstabilisierung und Konjunkturpolitik.

Manipulation of Money and Credit, On the

Les Illusions du Protectionnisme et de l`Autarcie

Ludwig von Mises on Money and Inflation

The Clash of Group Interests

The Clash of Group Interests and Other Essays

Austrian School of Economics at the University of Vienna

Mises's Suggested Research Topics, 1950-1968

Observations on Professor Hayek’s Plan

Theorie des geldes und der Umlaufsmittel

The Treatment of 'Irrationality' in the Social Sciences

Tributes to Mises

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science

A Critique of Boehm-Bawerk's Reasoning in Support of His Time Preference Theory

Epistemological Relativism in the Sciences of Human Action

Finance and Banking in the Austrian Empire and the Republic of Austria

Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism

National Economy and Rotary

Lectures and courses

Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth

Human Action A Treatise on Economics

Ludwig von Mises Archives

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle

Theory and History

Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth 7 lectures

Human Action A Treatise on Economics 56 lectures

Ludwig von Mises Archives 13 lectures

Ludwig von Mises quotations

About Ludwig von Mises